Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American LifeBloomsbury Academic, 2006 M05 30 - 237 páginas Americans during the twentieth-century became more disconnected from the environment and nature than ever before. More Americans lived in cities rather than on farms; they became ever more reliant on technology to interact with the world around them and with each other. Perhaps paradoxically, the twentieth-century also became the period in which environmental issues played an ever-increasing role in politics and public policy. Why is this so? Perhaps because, despite what many people believe, nature and the environment remains central to everyone's daily life. Pollution, environmental degradation, urban sprawl, loss of wildlife and biodiversity - all of these issues directly impact how everyone - even city dwellers - live their lives. |
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... energy . By 1910 this had risen to 16.5 trillion BTUs , and it would more than double by 1950 and then again by 1970 to 72.5 trillion BTUs . Today , U.S. energy use exceeds 80 quadrillion BTUs , which breaks down to approximately 300 ...
... ENERGY DEVELOPMENT By the close of the twentieth century , most observers had admitted that changes needed to be made in energy management in the United States . The primary debate grew from what role the federal government would play ...
... Energy : abundance of raw energy resources defines twentieth cen- tury , 2-3 ; alternative fuels , and use in automobiles , 195 ; Carter urges Americans to conserve energy , 195-96 ; Chernobyl nuclear acci- dent , 180 ; electric cars ...
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